chalo sab baandh lein asbaab phir se — Iqbal Nadeem

"sab kuchh sipurd-e-dasht-e-balaa kar diyaa gayaa ai saakinaan-e-shahr ye kyaa kar diyaa gayaa josh-e-junun ko harf-e-sadaa kar diyaa gayaa ham pe jo qarz thaa vo adaa kar diyaa gayaa phir yuun huaa ki ham ne dil-o-jaan luTaa diye vaa'da kisi se thaa so vafaa kar diyaa gayaa is marg-e-naa-gahaan pe parinde hain sogvaar manzar se kyon shajar ko judaa kar diyaa gayaa jab dasht-e-be-kanaar mein kheme lagaa liye phir aandhiyon ko meri sazaa kar diyaa gayaa jab ham ne saans saans kaa taavaan de diyaa ham par dar-e-hayaat bhi vaa kar diyaa gayaa"

"an-dekhe havaadis kaa miri taak mein rahnaa har lamha yahaan saa’at-e-saffaak mein rahnaa kab aa ke koi chhin le dastaar hamaari ik khel nahin turra-e-pechaak mein rahnaa ik lafz pe kaT sakti hai gardan bhi zabaan bhi har vaqt na yuun lahja-e-bebaak mein rahnaa ho jaae agar zaat kaa 'irfaan mayassar aasaan hai phir lamha-e-idraak mein rahnaa"

"junun mein mubtalaa hote hue bhi main gungaa huun sadaa hote hue bhi na-jaane kaunsaa mausam hai mujh mein ghuTan hai ik havaa hote hue bhi rivaayat se juDaa ik shakhs huun main puraanaa huun nayaa hote hue bhi ye log andar se kitne khokhle hain bazaahir paarsaa hote hue bhi bhulaa paayaa nahin mujh ko abhi tak vo itnaa bevafaa hote hue bhi vo khud tark-e-ta'alluq chaahtaa thaa pareshaan thaa judaa hote hue bhi"

"bisaat-e-dahr pe ik sakht imtihaan mein huun shikasta-par huun magar phir bhi main uDaan mein huun na koi rang na khushbu na raushni ki jhalak bahut dinon se kisi arz-e-be-nishaan mein huun tiraa khayaal mere rat-jagon mein shaamil hai bichhaD ke tujh se abhi tak tiri amaan mein huun 'ajab nahin ki zamaana na paDh sake mujh ko main harf-e-haq huun magar ajnabi zabaan mein huun 'nadim' suut ki anTi faqat miri qimat sajaa huaa main kisi shahr ki dukaan mein huun"

"ek an-dekhaa saa sahraa daaera-dar-daaera aur main sadiyon kaa pyaasaa daaera-dar-daaera dil mein ik biite hue mauhum lamhe ki kasak aankh mein ‘aks-e-tamanna daaera-dar-daaera aasmaan ki vus'atein aur sa'i-e-laa-haasil mein gum par-burida ik parinda daaera-dar-daaera ik hujum-e-naa’ra-zan hai daaere ke aas-paas aur main paiham tamaashaa daaera-dar-daaera raaste masdud the lekin rahaa 'azm-e-safar main ne harf-e-shauq likkhaa daaera-dar-daaera"

"tamaam shahr ne jhuTaa shumaar kar liyaa thaa pa ham ne phir bhi tiraa e'tibaar kar liyaa thaa vo log jo miri divaangi se khaaif the unhon ne bhi to junun ikhtiyaar kar liyaa thaa vo hijr kaaTnaa mushkil sahi magar tum ne zaraa si baat ko sar par savaar kar liyaa thaa sitam to ye hai kinaare pe aa ke Duub gae baDe sukun se dariyaa to paar kar liyaa thaa 'nadim' ham bhi zamaana-shanaas ho gae the ‘adu-e-jaan ko bhi apnaa yaar kar liyaa thaa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"